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iatrogenic

iatrogenic

2 9.9
A condition medical treatment causes, for example after surgery
  • adjective
  • /ˌaɪəˈtrɒdʒɪnɪk/
  • Specialized
: iatrogénico
  • The doctor explained that the patient's infection was iatrogenic, caused by the surgical procedure performed.
  • iatrogenic injury
  • iatrogenic complication
  • iatrogenic disease

I think it is the number one endocrinopathy that is iatrogenic for women.

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Examples

  • The patient should be notified of the chances of iatrogenic injury to the facial nerve.

    Academic text (1996)

  • There was no case of iatrogenic labyrinthine or facial nerve injury or iatrogenic postoperative sensorineural hearing loss.

    Academic text (2002)

  • I think it is the number one endocrinopathy that is iatrogenic for women.

    Andrew Huberman

  • Indeed, AOE might be more of an iatrogenic disease than most of us realize.

    Academic text (2004)

  • We report the successful conservative management of three children who experienced an iatrogenic perforation, and we discuss the current literature.

    Academic text (2008)

  • The risk of hemoperitoneum or iatrogenic infection is only about 1 per 1000.

    Academic text (2007)

  • Most cases are sporadic, but iatrogenic causes have been highly publicized.

    Academic text (2004)

  • Such a description fits most children with iatrogenic esophageal perforation.

    Academic text (2008)

  • Most esophageal perforations are iatrogenic, and most occur in the thoracic or cervical segments.

    Academic text (2008)

  • Preeclampsia is often associated with fetal growth restriction, which may necessitate iatrogenic preterm delivery.

    Academic text (2018)

Surface Forms

iatrogenic positive

Morphology

iatrogenic = iatro + genic

This is a technical Greco-Latin formation meaning 'caused by medical treatment', but the combining forms are not transparent to most B1 learners.

Etymology

Iatrogenic comes from Greek parts iatro- meaning 'doctor', as in psychiatrist, and -genic meaning 'produced by', as in photogenic. So an iatrogenic condition is one that is 'produced by' a doctor or by medical treatment, which is why it means a problem caused by medical care.